Combining nuts and dried fruit with flavours into balls is something that raw foodies and wholefood lovers often do as a sweet treat. I find the rolling of balls rather labour intensive and prefer the putting in a tray and cutting into square option easier. I have experimented with various recipes and come up with a recipe with easy to remember quantities that is easy to adapt with different flavours.

Method:Grind nibs on speed 9 for 30 secs and set asideGrind nuts on speed 7 for 8 seconds and set asideGrind dates and coconut on speed 8 for 30 secondsAdd other ground ingredients, salt and oil and mix on speed 5 till well combinedPlace into a flat tray or dish and press down till flat and evenScores the fudge with a knife into bite size piecesRefrigerate till hard (of freeze to be quicker), then cut or break pieces along score marks to separate pieces. Keep refrigerated so the coconut oil stays hard.

To add flavours:

For mint - use 10g fresh mint and grind with the cacao nibs or add 2-3 drops of pure peppermint essential oil

For orange - use the zest of an organic orange (peel zest off with a veggie peeler) and grind zest with the nibs, or add 2-3 drops of pure orange essential oil

Tips:With the dates, the drier dates work better than the softer medjool dates in this recipes. Be absolutely sure all the dates are in fact pitted, I always chop each one in half to make sure, as I had a chopped pip in my fudge once - not nice!

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__Some tweaked, some created. These are recipes in my real world using fresh, seasonal ingredients, whatever is left in the fridge, being creative with leftovers and multi-tasking with the Thermomix, oven, stove and slow cooker.My recipes are all gluten-free and mostly dairy free.